Aeroflot Flight 3739 (1976)
An Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-104A, similar to the one involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 February 1976 |
| Summary | Crashed during takeoff due to pilot error, asymmetric refueling |
| Site | Near Irkutsk Airport 52°15′42″N 104°24′37″E / 52.26167°N 104.41028°E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Tupolev Tu-104A |
| Operator | Aeroflot |
| Registration | CCCP-42327 |
| Flight origin | Irkutsk Airport |
| Stopover | Tolmachevo Airport |
| Destination | Pulkovo Airport |
| Occupants | 114 |
| Passengers | 104 |
| Crew | 10 |
| Fatalities | 24 |
| Injuries | 78 |
| Survivors | 90 |
Aeroflot Flight 3739 was a regularly scheduled Russian domestic flight from Irkutsk to Pulkovo Airport in Saint Petersburg (with a stopover at Tolmachevo Airport in Novosibirsk) that crashed during takeoff from Irkutsk International Airport on 9 February 1976. Twenty-four of the 114 people on board died in the accident.